New Salem

Population: 904
Median household income: $69,750
Median home value: $173,400

New Salem is a community in Morton County, North Dakota, home to 904 residents. Its median household income of $69,750 runs below the Morton County figure of $79,483.

From 2019 to 2023, New Salem's population declined 20.5% from 1,137 to 904, while its median home value rose 22.8% from $141,200 to $173,400.

The median resident is 38.4 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 19.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 904
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $69,750
Median home value: $173,400
Median gross rent: $866
Housing units: 433
Homeownership rate: 74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,137904

Median household income

$63,702$69,750

Median home value

$141,200$173,400

Median gross rent

$658$866

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,137	$63,702	$141,200	$658
2020	1,019	$59,643	$143,800	$740
2021	910	$65,417	$159,700	$746
2022	939	$70,469	$171,200	$871
2023	904	$69,750	$173,400	$866

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 242.3%

25 to 3419.6%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over17.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	73	8.1%
5 to 17	156	17.3%
18 to 24	21	2.3%
25 to 34	177	19.6%
35 to 44	108	11.9%
45 to 54	67	7.4%
55 to 64	76	8.4%
65 to 74	67	7.4%
75 and over	159	17.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	882	97.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.7%
Two or more races	15	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate34.3%

Some college or associate's39.9%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	49	7.5%
High school graduate	224	34.3%
Some college or associate's	261	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	106	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone85.0%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	368	85.0%
Carpooled	25	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	1.2%
Bicycle	6	1.4%
Worked from home	27	6.2%
Other means	2	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	185	45.6%
15 to 29 min	9	2.2%
30 to 44 min	134	33.0%
45 to 59 min	24	5.9%
60+ min	54	13.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 5.8% (46 of 791)

	Count	Share
Family households	197	59.9%
Nonfamily households	132	40.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	329	76.0%
Vacant	104	24.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	246	74.8%
Renter-occupied	83	25.2%

1-unit, detached86.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units9.9%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	374	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	0.7%
5 to 19 units	43	9.9%
20 or more units	2	0.5%
Mobile home & other	11	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3856700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.38 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 46.8430, -101.4179